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View synonyms for farmland

farmland

[fahrm-land]

noun

  1. land under cultivation or capable of being cultivated.

    to protect valuable farmland from erosion.



farmland

/ ˈfɑːmˌlænd /

noun

  1. land used or suitable for farming

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of farmland1

First recorded in 1630–40; farm + land
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Example Sentences

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Like coastal South Carolina, New Jersey has an extremely varied population — from dense urban centers to vast rural farmlands — in a very small land area.

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However, those artificial habitats are shifting too, as the area moves away from rice production and toward orchards and dry farmland.

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A summer dry season makes the hills east of California’s coastal cities prone to devastating wildfires, while the Central Valley hosts some of the world’s most productive farmland.

In 18 key locations across the country—from rugged mountains to rolling farmlands to the suburbs—conservation groups are experimenting to determine what works best in different environments.

White Namibians, mainly of Afrikaner and German descent, constitute 2% of the population but, according to Namibia’s statistics authority, own 70% of commercial farmland.

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